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2023 Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

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Finding the Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Master's Degree School for You

Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies is the #30 most popular major in the country with 16,243 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 11 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies majors pursuing a master's degree.

#1

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

Our analysis found University of Kansas to be the most popular school for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Plains States Region . KU is a very large public school located in the city of Lawrence.

Women make up 69% of the area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies majors at the school.

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Out of the 11 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Minnesota State University - Mankato landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Mankato, Minnesota State Mankato is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is a great place for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students working on their master’s degree. UMN Twin Cities is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Minneapolis.

About 43% of the students majoring in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies at the school are women while 57% are male.

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#4

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Iowa. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Iowa is a fairly large public school located in the city of Iowa City.

Of the 6 students majoring in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies at Iowa, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Washington University in St Louis helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies schools in the Plains States Region . WUSTL is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.

Women make up 60% of the area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies majors at the school.

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#6

University of Northern Iowa

Cedar Falls, IA

University of Northern Iowa ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. UNI is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Cedar Falls.

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Oglala Lakota College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the remote area of Kyle, Oglala Lakota College is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 4 students majoring in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies at Oglala Lakota College, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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#6

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, MO

Saint Louis University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. SLU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Saint Louis.

Of the 4 students majoring in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies at SLU, 25% are male and 75% are female.

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#9

Creighton University

Omaha, NE

With a ranking of #9, Creighton University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Omaha, Creighton is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Minot State University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the town of Minot, MSU is a public college with a small student population.

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Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Colleges by State

Explore the best area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 119
Minnesota 235
Iowa 160
South Dakota 47
Missouri 160
Nebraska 43
North Dakota 17

Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Ethnic Studies 9,231
Area Studies 6,966
Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies (Other) 46

Majors Similar to Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies

Related Major Annual Graduates
Education 327,871
Social Sciences 205,984
Psychology 195,678
Communication & Journalism 120,571
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences 55,820

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 11 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to G. Mützel.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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